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>> i think boehner is a realist and when he said things like bahama care is the law of the land and backtracked a little, that's a signal. he's saying let's jump off the boat together, not the cliff, the boat. it's about legacy for both of them. chris: the president seems to insist on a rate hike for the top bracket, something close from 35 to 39.6. does he need something more in terms of taxing the rich, like getting rid of deductions for mortgage, charity, state, local? >> he's already got in his package which totals $1.6 trillion, an additional closing loopholes, capping deductions, so yes, he does need more. the president's in a very interesting position. he's got the high ground. he has narrowed the focus. he's got john boehner has his intermediary, his contact. i'm told that white house officials have been talking almost constantly with boehner's people in a very specific discussion about the details of the package so i think he's thinking big about a package he can take to the country and say we have begun to change the mess in washington. chris: welcome to the show, michelle. first i wo
>> i think boehner is a realist and when he said things like bahama care is the law of the land and backtracked a little, that's a signal. he's saying let's jump off the boat together, not the cliff, the boat. it's about legacy for both of them. chris: the president seems to insist on a rate hike for the top bracket, something close from 35 to 39.6. does he need something more in terms of taxing the rich, like getting rid of deductions for mortgage, charity, state, local? >> he's...
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biden is the law's original sponsor. since the law's passage in 1994, domestic violence has dropped 58%. the senate has already passed a bipartisan bill with additional protections for undocumented immigrants, members of the lgbt community, and native americans. but republicans in the house want those protections removed. i think the talks are serious but the prospects dim. the senate democratic leadership aide told the hill newspaper. house republicans don't seem to be learning the lessons of the campaign and election. meanwhile, sources tell "the huffington post" kantor is on board as long as one thing is stripped from the bill, a key protection for native american women. cantor is refusing to accept any added protections for native american women that would give expanded jurisdiction to tribes and is pressuring democrats to concede on that front. in the meantime, the crew over at fox news is giving advice on women can protect themselves against violence. get a gun. fox news contributor dana perino slugged that suggest
biden is the law's original sponsor. since the law's passage in 1994, domestic violence has dropped 58%. the senate has already passed a bipartisan bill with additional protections for undocumented immigrants, members of the lgbt community, and native americans. but republicans in the house want those protections removed. i think the talks are serious but the prospects dim. the senate democratic leadership aide told the hill newspaper. house republicans don't seem to be learning the lessons of...
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governor snider claims his right to work law isn't bad for unions? >> i do not view this as something against the unions. i support the unions in many regards. i support their right to organize. i encourage them to present the best cases. >> the governor is dead wrong. when right to work laws pass, union membership goes down along with workers wages. this is part of the republican effort to dismantle the democratic base by union busting. let's bring in lansing mayor. you're steaming about this. you just heard what the governor said. he wants to encourage the unions and encourages people to join. >> it's the ultimate double speak. democracy is under attack. it's not hyperbolic to say democracy is under attack. to attack them, they are locking people out of the capital. they are using state police. those weren't my police that maced folks. they are using state police to block people from entering the capital. i don't blame the individual officers. their orders come from them. so it's an assault on democracy in so many ways. you talk about the fiscal cl
governor snider claims his right to work law isn't bad for unions? >> i do not view this as something against the unions. i support the unions in many regards. i support their right to organize. i encourage them to present the best cases. >> the governor is dead wrong. when right to work laws pass, union membership goes down along with workers wages. this is part of the republican effort to dismantle the democratic base by union busting. let's bring in lansing mayor. you're steaming...
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laws since our nation already passed laws to assist the disabled on which this treaty is based rather than doing what's right for the nation in the entire world republicans in the senate use this treaty to scare the hell out of their base and warn of a nameless faceless global un that they say is trying to take over the united states nothing could be further from the truth and even more ironic is that these same republicans support free trade agreements like nafta and the trans-pacific partnership which actually do threaten our sovereignty on behalf of transnational corporations it's time for some sanity you know it's. now it's turned over to our lower liberal rubble. it's was are you ready to rumble join you for tonight's long liberal rumble are francesca chambers editor and publisher at red alert politics and neil munro white house correspondent for the daily caller thank you both for being here let's get right into this why are republicans worried about you know i understand the one world threat i understand the loss of sovereignty i mean my my father was all upset about the u.n. t
laws since our nation already passed laws to assist the disabled on which this treaty is based rather than doing what's right for the nation in the entire world republicans in the senate use this treaty to scare the hell out of their base and warn of a nameless faceless global un that they say is trying to take over the united states nothing could be further from the truth and even more ironic is that these same republicans support free trade agreements like nafta and the trans-pacific...
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the fear is that it could result in the strict implementation of muslim law. so things that the credit critics are concerned about women might be required to wear head scarves if this constitution is passed. it could result in the segregation of men and women in public and religious leaders they say would have the final say on civil matters. analysts say another thing to keep in mind is that the draft the way it's written is very ambiguous and it leaves a great deal open to interpretation. one egyptian blogger summed things up this way, shepard. he said if the draft does become law, egypt essentially is going to follow in the footsteps of the taliban and that is something that has many secular egyptians and christian egyptians, liberal egyptians very worried about and that's why they oppose david lee, thank you. it's not rocket science. that today from vice president joe biden on lawmaker's efforts to prevent a potential economic crisis. he says the so-called fiscal cliff problem could be fixed in 15 minutes if republicans would only agree to higher taxes on h
the fear is that it could result in the strict implementation of muslim law. so things that the credit critics are concerned about women might be required to wear head scarves if this constitution is passed. it could result in the segregation of men and women in public and religious leaders they say would have the final say on civil matters. analysts say another thing to keep in mind is that the draft the way it's written is very ambiguous and it leaves a great deal open to interpretation. one...
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that would have meant would it have been the law within 35 days. >> how is this going to play out? when should we expect a decision? >> we don't know when cases will be argued. between february and april.uuÑ but each will have a slot. ma means we'll probably looking at a june, or july decision. >> that is soon, a fairly fast track you talked about justice kennedy being the swing vote in this. >> the case that decides both of these is lawrence versus texas that. was a case in which he was the swing vote. >> and you anticipate the same? >> the result will apply in both of the case autos thank you. >> moving on now, businesses getting ready to arm themselves with more high tech surveillance cameras after seeing how security cameras broke open a massive fencing ring. how police busted a crime ring targeting tourists. >> there are more than a thousand items worth up to $2 million, mostly taken from car break ins. cell phones and cameras, expensive designer hand bags, you name it. a lot of them stolen in the8$l embarcadero. police arrested these three suspects last week, charging them w
that would have meant would it have been the law within 35 days. >> how is this going to play out? when should we expect a decision? >> we don't know when cases will be argued. between february and april.uuÑ but each will have a slot. ma means we'll probably looking at a june, or july decision. >> that is soon, a fairly fast track you talked about justice kennedy being the swing vote in this. >> the case that decides both of these is lawrence versus texas that. was a...
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>> india has no law that bans child labor completely. it has a law-banning hazardous law. there is legislature going before the indian parliament. it's not been heard by the indian parliament and passed by the indian parliament. i think before december 20th the indian parliament should be pressurized by the rest of the world. go to their website www.envoy.org, sign the petition and ask indian legislation to pass law immediately so no child under 14 will be any form of child labor and there will be very strict rules about children over ages of 18 involved with different kinds of works. the least we can do is persuade indian parliament to pass this legislation immediately. >> this segue slightly to this incredibly brave girl, you've been heavily involved in her story, you've been out to pakistan to show support for her. what can we do about the treatment of young people like her that are being victimized by the taliban, by other organizations like it that to try to protect them going forward? >> she was shot simply because she wanted to go to school. the taliban was sending
>> india has no law that bans child labor completely. it has a law-banning hazardous law. there is legislature going before the indian parliament. it's not been heard by the indian parliament and passed by the indian parliament. i think before december 20th the indian parliament should be pressurized by the rest of the world. go to their website www.envoy.org, sign the petition and ask indian legislation to pass law immediately so no child under 14 will be any form of child labor and...
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over ten years, just about 12 percent of the two and a half trilon the budget committee estimatethe law will cost of that time. here we go. 2013 looks le an interesting, interesting yer. this year the mighty mississippi river lmost too shallow to even move barges, barges carrying food, fuel, other commoties. right now it is very difficult passage on the mississippi. warm weather, drought, the reason the army corps of engineers typically would be releasing more water into the river from the misuri allow one barges to pass fo another month so, but the missouri river is also dramatically lowered to be this means billions of dollars of commerce will have to find alternative means to get to maket. the midwest drought has increased the value. so much so there is a sharp increa in the theft of hay from fields. some farmers have resorted to putting gps tacking devices n those bales so that tey can track a stolen. up net, hou peaker turning -- runing into medical opposition over his proosals. democrats sending mixed signals over what is n the negotiating table. that's right. and the "a-team" wil
over ten years, just about 12 percent of the two and a half trilon the budget committee estimatethe law will cost of that time. here we go. 2013 looks le an interesting, interesting yer. this year the mighty mississippi river lmost too shallow to even move barges, barges carrying food, fuel, other commoties. right now it is very difficult passage on the mississippi. warm weather, drought, the reason the army corps of engineers typically would be releasing more water into the river from the...
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a big talker this morning gun laws. the murder suicide by kansas city linebacker javon belcher sparking a much heated debate across the country. many saying this is more proof stricter gun laws are needed in this country. last night on "hannity". >> somebody hell bent on killing somebody o.j. simpson liable in the civil cates in the death of nicole brown. there was no gun used. if somebody is hell bent on killing somebody they don't need a gun to do it. >> i anticipate you using the simpson case. shame on you. bob costas is an award journalist. he doesn't need any type of platform. he has credibility. he gave social commentary. >> you don't need a gun to kill somebody. >> gun control is an issue where guns are in the hands of people in the urban community. >> nicole brown simpson killed with a gun or a knife? >> this is not about simpson it's about the social commentary about the proliferation of guns. >> you want to take away my second amendment right. do you want to take away people's second amendment right? >> gle bu
a big talker this morning gun laws. the murder suicide by kansas city linebacker javon belcher sparking a much heated debate across the country. many saying this is more proof stricter gun laws are needed in this country. last night on "hannity". >> somebody hell bent on killing somebody o.j. simpson liable in the civil cates in the death of nicole brown. there was no gun used. if somebody is hell bent on killing somebody they don't need a gun to do it. >> i anticipate you...
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. >> married law is proregular tif of the state. a new york woman married in canada her female partner, they lived together 44 years. the partner dies, because the partner wasn't a man, the woman is hit with $363,000 tax bill from the federal government, there are a thousand or more federal laws or programs that are at stake here and the more the welfare state envelops here in regulations and benefits the more equal protection argument weighs in and maybe -- >> it's hard to see how the supreme court will allow them to continue deny those benefits. >>> senator jim demint of south carolina left the senate to become the head of the heritage foundation, it created a big questio question. >> i believe that i can do more good for the conservative movement outside of the senate. >> well, i think it's safe to say boehner is not forcing either of you guys out, right? >> that's pretty true. >> it might work a little bit the other way, rush. >> mary, do you think demint made the right choice to have more influence? >> yes, absolutely. our hero
. >> married law is proregular tif of the state. a new york woman married in canada her female partner, they lived together 44 years. the partner dies, because the partner wasn't a man, the woman is hit with $363,000 tax bill from the federal government, there are a thousand or more federal laws or programs that are at stake here and the more the welfare state envelops here in regulations and benefits the more equal protection argument weighs in and maybe -- >> it's hard to see how...
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, everything from tax laws to social security and health and welfare benefits. the defense of marriage act was challenged by edie windsor from new york. she had a partner for over 40 years. they were married in 2007 in canada, a new york recognized their marriage when miss windsor's partner, her spouse died. her spouse left her entire estate to edie windsor. because of the defense of marriage act edie windsor was left with almost a 400,000 dollar federal estate tax that someone who was the spouse of an opposite sex coup weill not have had to pay. so their defense of marriage act can being challenged as violating the equal protection guarantee in the fifth amendment. >> warner: and how sweeping, if the ruling were in favor of edie windsor, how widely would that apply nationwide? >> well, the challenge here to doma really is that only this provision in doma is unconstitutional as applied to legally married same-sex couples. the argument is that that provision discriminates against them by treating them differently from legally married opposite sex couple its. so i
, everything from tax laws to social security and health and welfare benefits. the defense of marriage act was challenged by edie windsor from new york. she had a partner for over 40 years. they were married in 2007 in canada, a new york recognized their marriage when miss windsor's partner, her spouse died. her spouse left her entire estate to edie windsor. because of the defense of marriage act edie windsor was left with almost a 400,000 dollar federal estate tax that someone who was the...
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a new law legalizing recreational use of marijuana went into effect today. while it is legal to smoke pot -- toke up, baby. it's not yet legal to fro or sell it. tonight, his eyes look pretty clear. gla glassy. miguel, set us straight. if no one can legally sell marijuana, what does this law which is so ground breaking, really change? >> one. i've been up 37 hours, so i'm not looking so good tonight, but two, this is only the beginning. they are creating an industry here if this thing comes to fruition. if the feds don't step in and somehow stop it. pot is legal now to own an ounce if you're over 21. it's treated basically like alcohol. but in a year's time, you'll have pot stores in and across washington state. you'll have licensed pot growers, pot processors, cookie bakers. brownie makers, then stores to buy it in, but you wouldn't be able to do it amsterdam style, where you can do it in cafes or coffee houses and use it there. you'd have to take it home and use it in private. it will unleash, people are saying, a wave of an industry and growth here. >> in
a new law legalizing recreational use of marijuana went into effect today. while it is legal to smoke pot -- toke up, baby. it's not yet legal to fro or sell it. tonight, his eyes look pretty clear. gla glassy. miguel, set us straight. if no one can legally sell marijuana, what does this law which is so ground breaking, really change? >> one. i've been up 37 hours, so i'm not looking so good tonight, but two, this is only the beginning. they are creating an industry here if this thing...
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at the end of the day to get something into law it has to pass the house. there's a lot of conservatives in the house that are worried about primaries. remember, the elect rat in an offyear election tends to be older and tends to be whiter. these guys are all about survival. they're not going to do anything that they think will make it more likely that someone more conservative than themselves would challenge them in a primary. for them it is about survival. >> what about the risks on the other side? are there risks for president obama in all of this? >> there's risk. you look at immigration, i tend to agree with democrats that he probably has a stronger hand given that republicans feel like they have to do something that he's wanted to do. but, remember, the president had his chance. he promised to do immigration reform in the first year of his first term. and he didn't do it. and he didn't do it when he had all democratic control. so he could have done it. he chose not to do it. so he's under a lot of pressure because he made that same promise again this
at the end of the day to get something into law it has to pass the house. there's a lot of conservatives in the house that are worried about primaries. remember, the elect rat in an offyear election tends to be older and tends to be whiter. these guys are all about survival. they're not going to do anything that they think will make it more likely that someone more conservative than themselves would challenge them in a primary. for them it is about survival. >> what about the risks on the...
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the animal escaped from a car, and its owner is facing charge for having an animal banned by canadian law. he's so cute, isn't he? >>> stocks kick off the week with the dow at 13,155 after climbing 81 points friday. the s&p up four, and the nasdaq fell 11. overseas, the nikkei gained six points while the hang seng climbed 85. >>> wall street is watching for any new fiscal cliff developments. the folks at fedex will be hustling and bustling on their busiest day of the year. the shipping giant expects to make about 19 million deliveries. that's thanks to this year's double digit growth in online shopping. >>> and there will be more package to ship as shoppers snap of green monday deals. the second monday in december has gained traction on line over the past several years. >>> if you are flying home for the holidays, you better book soon. one consumer group warns air fare goes up $10 a day after the second week of december. and after the 19th, forget about it. if you want to save big, fly on christmas or new year's day. those are the cheapest to do so. >>> investors serious about getting a p
the animal escaped from a car, and its owner is facing charge for having an animal banned by canadian law. he's so cute, isn't he? >>> stocks kick off the week with the dow at 13,155 after climbing 81 points friday. the s&p up four, and the nasdaq fell 11. overseas, the nikkei gained six points while the hang seng climbed 85. >>> wall street is watching for any new fiscal cliff developments. the folks at fedex will be hustling and bustling on their busiest day of the year....
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the only thing thegsd so far is they're reviewing the laws in both states. they're going to sit back and see how they implement it and see where they can go from there. they reminded both states pot is illegal on the federal level. the concern is when you create havens of legal pot in colorado and here in washington state, and you have a black market around them, what's going to be the effect? are these going to be magnets for illegal pot? are you going to have problems on the border and lots of pot out there? it's not clear right now. they're waiting to see how it goes. >> thanks very much to miguel. appreciate it. miguel is talking about marijuana and it got us thinking about the war on drugs. it cost this country more than a trillion dollars since it was launched by president nixon as the war on drugs 40 years ago, but the effort is increasingly dubbed a failure and waste of money. here's former president bill clinton. >> well, obviously, if the expected result is that we would have -- eliminate serious drug use in america and eliminate the narco-traffick
the only thing thegsd so far is they're reviewing the laws in both states. they're going to sit back and see how they implement it and see where they can go from there. they reminded both states pot is illegal on the federal level. the concern is when you create havens of legal pot in colorado and here in washington state, and you have a black market around them, what's going to be the effect? are these going to be magnets for illegal pot? are you going to have problems on the border and lots...
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so i think that doma law goes by the wayside. the second question is an equal protection question and goes specifically at the california referendum which -- >> the proposition 8. >> the proposition, proposition 8, which makes it illegal under california law to have gay marriage. they will look at that under the equal protection clause. i think it's a little bit hazardous to anticipate where the court will go on that question, and i would be reluctant to do that, but that's kind of an equal protection question. the request he is will the court be ahead of where the public is or behind the public. this is a question that eventually sooner or later, probably sooner, the public will come around to recognize and already is showing by the polls that marriage equality should be considered a fundamental constitutional right. >> professor peterson, to julian's point, despite its rulings on the president's health care law, on immigration, this court maintains a conservative tilt. is this necessarily good news for supporters of same-sex ma
so i think that doma law goes by the wayside. the second question is an equal protection question and goes specifically at the california referendum which -- >> the proposition 8. >> the proposition, proposition 8, which makes it illegal under california law to have gay marriage. they will look at that under the equal protection clause. i think it's a little bit hazardous to anticipate where the court will go on that question, and i would be reluctant to do that, but that's kind of...
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shady deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations of international law including murder in afghan civilians and destruction of private property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan we also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures and in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability sometimes it takes people like you and me to step up to the plate while hard core environmental activist tim de christopher is one of those people in two thousand and eight he posed as a buyer for an oil and gas drilling auction for the utah bureau of land management and ended up one hundred fourteen drilling parcels for one point eight million dollars of course he didn't have one point eight million dollars he did it as an act
shady deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations of international law including murder in afghan civilians and destruction of private property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan we also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's...
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live like kings he said quote what a corrupted government is no longer willing to uphold the rule of law i advocate that citizens step up to the responsibility and in the end he addressed the judge directly he said at this point of unimaginable threats on the horizon this is what hope looks like and these times of a morally bankrupt government that has sold out its principles this is what patriotism looks like with countless lives on the line this is what love looks like and it will only grow tim was recently released to a halfway house in utah after serving fifteen months out of his two year sentence and this recent news reminded me of his awesome courage and willingness to stand up for what's right in the face of so much that's wrong in this unjust world and that is why you to christopher are my hero today so he's the hero who's the villain well take a look at this video this is the altar cation that went down just a minutes before a fatal subway incident in which a man named he soup was pushed onto a subway platform ultimately pummeled and killed by an oncoming train. it was an utter
live like kings he said quote what a corrupted government is no longer willing to uphold the rule of law i advocate that citizens step up to the responsibility and in the end he addressed the judge directly he said at this point of unimaginable threats on the horizon this is what hope looks like and these times of a morally bankrupt government that has sold out its principles this is what patriotism looks like with countless lives on the line this is what love looks like and it will only grow...
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you've got federal law and state laws. you would have to either go state by state or get an increase on the federal level is that what you're shooting for? the federal? >> what we're shooting for is to have the fast food industry come to the table. this is an industry, like you said, makes billions of dollars in profits and has made billions. record profits after the recession. they're recovering. the workers are not. they can afford to pay workers $15 an hour. the question is will they do it? >> jennifer: so have they come to the table? have you been able to have a conversation with them? >> i haven't heard from mcdonald's. i haven't heard from burger king or yum! brands. i don't think linda has either. so no. >> jennifer: linda, what was the mood on the picket line? how did customers respond when they saw the signs? >> they were pretty happy. they were for us. they told us keep fighting. >> jennifer: and so do you think, jonathan, will you take this from new york to other cities? >> i think the idea that you know 200 wor
you've got federal law and state laws. you would have to either go state by state or get an increase on the federal level is that what you're shooting for? the federal? >> what we're shooting for is to have the fast food industry come to the table. this is an industry, like you said, makes billions of dollars in profits and has made billions. record profits after the recession. they're recovering. the workers are not. they can afford to pay workers $15 an hour. the question is will they...
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then you reach out the law enforcement, right? >> that's correct. >> that does law enforcement do? >> he attended a high school basketball game december of 2005. never showed up home after. since the disappearance, there have been leads and speculations coming from them stating that my son was done there. we believe he's down there, but we don't have the resources to gain access to him. >> just -- wait, native american reservations are considered a sovereign nation and they are not subject to the jurisdiction of other spaces in the united states. so they have their own rules, own nation. the federal government can't just jump in when they want to. that's what's impeding the investigation of larry stackhouse, jr. >> and this particular case, if they do not have the resources available, then they can request the assistance of the fbi or of the justice department to go on to the reservation to do the search. but let us not be confused also that people that are involved are part -- are part of the problem which is law enforcement. and in this particular case, what mr. stackhouse's son.
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we have to have the laws, the policing of the laws. and we have to insist that the children go to school. and we have to provide the teachers and the books and the classrooms for that. >> there's a lot made in china and india and other places, that flood into america and europe. what responsibility do businesses have that sell these products to try to find out what is going on at the origin of them? in terms of the sweatshops for the young kids? >> piers, good businesses will be checking the supply chains. they will be pretty sure where the goods are coming from. but businesses have to recheck, now that we know this christmas trade is being done. they've got to ask about who is the supplier? they've got to check whether the suppliers are using child labor. and they've got to monitor the conditions. there's got to be a combined effort from the companies themselves and from the governments of individual countries where we know child labor is being practiced. we managed with the help of the global march against child labor, an indian camp
we have to have the laws, the policing of the laws. and we have to insist that the children go to school. and we have to provide the teachers and the books and the classrooms for that. >> there's a lot made in china and india and other places, that flood into america and europe. what responsibility do businesses have that sell these products to try to find out what is going on at the origin of them? in terms of the sweatshops for the young kids? >> piers, good businesses will be...
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it was a way to pay for parts of the healthcare law. they will see the top rates a bump of 3.8% come january 1. that seems unlikely to be changed as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. you'll still see that surtax on top of that. host: this from twitter. guest: i leave that as it is. host: is that how much it could go up? guest: yes. host: currently it is 35%. go ahead, mark. caller: the previous caller mentioned capital gains -- the recent point about the medicare surcharge to pay for the affordable care act. if he thought it could be a solution to kill both of those birds with one stone. guest: i'm not a health-care expert. host: no problem. we have this from twitter. guest: i believe that is the case. tom in california, go ahead. caller: i have several issues with the estate tax. i am a farmer if it comes back to the normal 1 million exemptions. we work together to build this estate. it wasn't just my parents but it is in my parents' name. i have to pay tax to something i have contributed to. host: help people understand how farme
it was a way to pay for parts of the healthcare law. they will see the top rates a bump of 3.8% come january 1. that seems unlikely to be changed as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. you'll still see that surtax on top of that. host: this from twitter. guest: i leave that as it is. host: is that how much it could go up? guest: yes. host: currently it is 35%. go ahead, mark. caller: the previous caller mentioned capital gains -- the recent point about the medicare surcharge to pay for the...
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it's not clear yet whether they're going to be prosecuted under australia recording privacy law. >>> finally, a little bit of controversy surrounding this year's annual christmas tree in washington. really? this charity concert was attended by the president and his family. here's the deal. south korean rapper psy performed his gangnam style dance. his performance came just days after video had surfaced of psy using anti-inflammatory, anti-american language and leading u.s. anti-protests. that was at a concert in 2004. on friday psy issued an apology for those lyrics. they were part of the anti-iraq war movement. k despite the controversy, it aired on tnt. >>> as always, let me know why you're awake. shoot me an e-mail. you can tweet me at bill karins or you can text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read -- that was kind of count dracula. we'll read the responses on the show. still ahead on "way too early." this is the one regarding the status of robert griffin iii's knee. he banged it up. he went down and leaving the redskins playoff hopes in the hands of a r
it's not clear yet whether they're going to be prosecuted under australia recording privacy law. >>> finally, a little bit of controversy surrounding this year's annual christmas tree in washington. really? this charity concert was attended by the president and his family. here's the deal. south korean rapper psy performed his gangnam style dance. his performance came just days after video had surfaced of psy using anti-inflammatory, anti-american language and leading u.s....
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. >>> tonight, the murder-suicide of an nfl player results in calls for new gun laws, but was bob costas' halftime tirade appropriate? we'll debate that. >> the way politics in washington are today, there will still be slavery. >> that's the shocking claim of aan anonymous top obama advisor. >>> i believe it's safer to go over the fiscal cliff. >> do the democrats secretly want to plunge over the fiscal cliff? we'll examine the growing evidence that indicates this may be obama's secret plan. we'll have much more. hannity starts right here, right now. >> welcome to hannity. there are late breaking developments tonight related to the fiscal cliff battle being waged in washington. now, late this afternoon house speaker john boehner sent a letter to the president detailing a bold counter offer to the administration's plan. the g.o.p. proposal does not include a tax increase on the so-caldwell thee but does contain $800 billion in revenue through tax reform, another $600 billion in health savings and much more. all told, the net savings amount to around 2.2 trillion dollars. the white house r
. >>> tonight, the murder-suicide of an nfl player results in calls for new gun laws, but was bob costas' halftime tirade appropriate? we'll debate that. >> the way politics in washington are today, there will still be slavery. >> that's the shocking claim of aan anonymous top obama advisor. >>> i believe it's safer to go over the fiscal cliff. >> do the democrats secretly want to plunge over the fiscal cliff? we'll examine the growing evidence that indicates...
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some of the deductions, raise the law right under 250 and i would be fine with that. until people are willing to get serious and say these are the specific deductions we're talking about and willing to look at the consequences it's hard to take any seriously. >> we were talking during the break about specifics and how terrifying it is for the republicans to get into specifics because as rez ra outlines the patient convulses as it were. where is the hope in all this that a deal will get done? >> i don't think anybody wants to go over the cliff at the end of the day. we now have a really big round number from john boehner but nothing specific within it and as we went through and broke down this various deductions and loopholes many are popular, many of them make an enormous amount of sense and most of them benefit the middle class, not just the rich. i don't know where this -- where that part of the discussion goes because you're talking about unicorns earlier. they're imaginary beasts and this $800 billion through loopholes and deduction is about as real as a unicorn.
some of the deductions, raise the law right under 250 and i would be fine with that. until people are willing to get serious and say these are the specific deductions we're talking about and willing to look at the consequences it's hard to take any seriously. >> we were talking during the break about specifics and how terrifying it is for the republicans to get into specifics because as rez ra outlines the patient convulses as it were. where is the hope in all this that a deal will get...
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i think people with weak stomachs should not watch laws or sausage being made as an adage. i hope we do see some progress because i think both speaker baner and the president agree we cannot go off the fiscal cliff. our economy cannot sustain that and it cannot happen. >> when is the sausage done? >> the sausage will get done a couple of hours before christmas eve. they will keep them in the house until very late. they will put something through at the very end. it won't be pretty. it won't be a long-term solution, and my guess is they will put a bandaid long enough to get us to about february where we can have the same discussion when we hit the debt limit ceiling in february and do it all over again. >> debbie, what is your prediction on this? >> i think chip and i agree it will be the end of the year. i have told congressional spouses they should plan on their spouses working between christmas and new year's, and that's what the american people want. they are elected to govern and that's part of the job. >> do you agree with chip that it will be a temporary fix? >> i don
i think people with weak stomachs should not watch laws or sausage being made as an adage. i hope we do see some progress because i think both speaker baner and the president agree we cannot go off the fiscal cliff. our economy cannot sustain that and it cannot happen. >> when is the sausage done? >> the sausage will get done a couple of hours before christmas eve. they will keep them in the house until very late. they will put something through at the very end. it won't be pretty....
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a new regulation in the the health care law might mauck you down right sick right now. the white house just announcing plans to slap health insurers with a fee if they sell insurance dictated by the president's health care law and larry says you'll pay for it no matter where you live, huh? >> that's right. that's right, you know, administrative costs and health care are already skyrocketing and this is going it to get past the consumer just like everybody else. we already see skyrocketing health care costs, 14% is administrated, it's just too much. >> some parts of the law lower prices and is it net neutral, basically? >> i think the only given is that the country as a whole is goingo spend mor on health care andore people are going to have insurance one way or another, gun point are fine or whatever it is, but the actual premiums among are necessarily going to change. although there are plenty of things to raise your premium, not allowing the insurance company to reject, is going to raise premiums and some premiums are paid for like a tax next year, on capital gains fo
a new regulation in the the health care law might mauck you down right sick right now. the white house just announcing plans to slap health insurers with a fee if they sell insurance dictated by the president's health care law and larry says you'll pay for it no matter where you live, huh? >> that's right. that's right, you know, administrative costs and health care are already skyrocketing and this is going it to get past the consumer just like everybody else. we already see skyrocketing...
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the animal escaped from a car and its owner is now facing charges for having an animal banned by law in montreal. >>> from monkeys to penguins. they've joined the rank of santa's helpers. visitors can touch and take photos with these ping wins which are appropriately dressed in colorful holiday gear. some perfesuasion helped flip o the lights. >>> stocks go up 13:155. overseas, the nikkei gained six, the hang seng climbed 85. >>> and while wall street is watching for any new fiscal cliff developments, the folks at fedex will be hustling and bustling on their busiest day of the year. the shipping giant expects to make 19 million deliveries. that's thanks to this year's double digit growth in online shopping. there's also going to be a lot more packages to ship as shoppers pick up green monday deals. >>> all right. if you are flying home for the holidays, you had better book soon because one consumer group warns airfare goes up $10 a day after the second week of december and after the 19th forget about it. you want to save big, then fly on christmas or new year's day because those days
the animal escaped from a car and its owner is now facing charges for having an animal banned by law in montreal. >>> from monkeys to penguins. they've joined the rank of santa's helpers. visitors can touch and take photos with these ping wins which are appropriately dressed in colorful holiday gear. some perfesuasion helped flip o the lights. >>> stocks go up 13:155. overseas, the nikkei gained six, the hang seng climbed 85. >>> and while wall street is watching for...
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that behavior's driven by changes in the tax code that are existing law. he's counting on people not paying attention to that. it's the holidays, that's right. they are preparing for christmas, but they have to be worried # about the tax code. gerri: a tax revolt. you'll get more of the same if december 31st passing and nobody does anything. i think everybody's right up to here with what's going on, and you are so nice to talk to us about it. really appreciate it, congressman. >> well, the president has a mandate to raise taxes. i won election. i didn't run on raising taxes on anybody. i have a mandate as well. gerri: all right, thank you, and should congress and president stay in washington until the cliff is resolved? log on, vote, and i'll share the results at the end of the show. put them in a room, lock the door, throw away the key. it's a thought. with negotiations stalled, thous out of town, going over the cliff? let's did douglas holtz-eakin, the former cbo director. doug, the house is gone. they are on vacation. how did the people leave? we have t
that behavior's driven by changes in the tax code that are existing law. he's counting on people not paying attention to that. it's the holidays, that's right. they are preparing for christmas, but they have to be worried # about the tax code. gerri: a tax revolt. you'll get more of the same if december 31st passing and nobody does anything. i think everybody's right up to here with what's going on, and you are so nice to talk to us about it. really appreciate it, congressman. >> well,...